Upstart
Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling / April 12th, 2012 in NY / by Flatter out of Party Silks
$482,500
2016 earnings
120
speed figure
25%
2016 wins
racing Record
2016 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
4
0
Seconds
3
2
Thirds
4
1
Unplaced
4
4
Starts
15
$482,500
Earnings
$1,732,780
$120,625
Earnings / Start
$115,519
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Bio
Upstart opened his career with consecutive victories, including a win in the Funny Cide Stakes in August at Saratoga. He finished second to highly regarded Daredevil in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes in his graded stakes debut that served as a springboard to the 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, where he was beaten a nose for second place.
Upstart opened his career with consecutive victories, including a win in the Funny Cide Stakes in August at Saratoga. He finished second to highly regarded Daredevil in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes in his graded stakes debut that served as a springboard to the 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, where he was beaten a nose for second place.
Upstart opened his 3-year-old season with a visually impressive victory in the Grade 2 Holy Bull Stakes in January at Gulfstream Park. He subsequently finished second in the Fountain of Youth Stakes after he was disqualified for bumping Itsaknockout in the stretch.
Upstart followed with a runner-up finish in the Florida Derby that cemented his credentials as a Kentucky Derby contender, but he failed to fire in the Derby and was eased, finishing 18th. Upstart continued to perform at a high level, finishing third behind Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes and fourth in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. His final start of 2015 was a fifth-place finish in the $1-million Pennsylvania Derby.
Upstart regained his winning form in his 4-year-old debut, edging clear late to win the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
